USA: PROJECT CEDAR RAPIDS EXTENSION

Project Cedar Rapids, HODR’s response to record-breaking flooding in Iowa, is being extended to October 25, 2008. After 3 weeks working in the Cedar Rapids area, there is an unfaltering need for volunteer resources to help with the flood clean-up.

More than 5,000 structures in the area were affected by the flooding, and most people did not have insurance to cover repairs. This is a wonderful community to be working in and volunteer efforts are especially needed. In only 23 days HODR has coordinated more than 600 volunteers from 28 states! Ranging in age from 10-years to 81-years, volunteers have gutted more than 70 homes in Cedar Rapids and Palo, bringing families one step closer to rebuilding. A big HODR THANK YOU to all of the volunteers and groups that have helped get our project off and running! One such group working with us was featured in the local paper here in Cedar Rapids.

Over the next 3 months we will continue to support those affected by the flooding in the initial phase of clean-up. We anticipate that our focus will consistently be on gutting and mucking out. We are exploring the possibility of helping with drywall repairs and installation should funding become available.

Project Cedar Rapids is our first full-length deployment in the USA since Hurricane Katrina. The project is going strong with new volunteers and alumni alike, and we need your help to further the strength of the project. To lend a hand on the ground please click here for volunteer info. To support Project Cedar Rapids through a tax-deductible donation to help cover our project costs go to the Please Give page or donate through PayPal at the left.

Keep checking in for updates and pictures! See you in Iowa!!